därom tvista de lärde

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "thereof the learned dispute."

Phrase

därom tvista de lärde

  1. (idiomatic, often ironic) that is a point of contention among experts
    • 2024 November 14, 34:08 from the start, in Go'kväll‎[1], spoken by Beatrice Wiström, via SVT 1:
      Ser du nånting speciellt med äpplet? Det är ett glasäpple. Det har alltså, av olika anledningar, blivit mer eller mindre genomskinligt. Vad det kommer sig av, därom tvista de lärde. Men många sorter kan också utveckla glasighet efter en frostknäpp.
      Do you see anything special about the apple? It's a glass apple. For various reasons, it has become more or less translucent. What causes this, the experts are divided. But many varieties can also develop this glassiness after a frost.

Usage notes

  • By contemporary standards, the expression contains archaic lexical and grammatical forms, but is commonly used as a fossilized set phrase.
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